caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period

Examples of caseload in a Sentence

We have a heavy caseload today.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Department of Justice said it’s reduced the pending caseload by more than 400,000 cases since January through several policy shifts, including rescinding policies that delayed cases and expanding a docket that fast-tracks certain cases. —Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025

County officials are discussing opening court at night and on weekends, a move that would help manage the caseload but cost more. —Adrian Sainz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025

Sunday said his office's Elder Exploitation Section is already up and running with a caseload of over 30 cases. —Jessica Guay, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

The Defense Department will continue to reassign lawyers to the DOJ consistent with the administration's understanding and interpretation of a legally-viable path to help manage the immigration caseload. —MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for caseload

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed

Medical Definition

caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a clinic) in a particular period

Legal Definition

caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period